Latin American rice breeding gets a boost from genomic tools
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Why nitrous oxide emissions should factor into climate change mitigation
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New study pinpoints likely path of COVID-related plastic waste in the ocean
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Hydrocarbon gas: Explanation for unusual isotope patterns
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How prolonged radiation exposure damages nuclear reactors
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Warming temperatures increasingly alter structure of atmosphere
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Air pollution disproportionally affects people of color, lower-income residents in DC
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Mountain and polar groups seek urgent COP26 decision
Climate talks lacking knowledge of permanent global impacts from glacier and ice sheet lossMountain and polar groups at the twenty-sixth United Nations Climate Change Conference...
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Research shows crops have drought ‘memory’ to...
According to new research, crops that experience drought conditions or extreme temperatures during their early stages of growth and survive are better able to...
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